The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1887-01-01

similarly to Catln If | did. it Vas false
~ Nor 10 Jas McQuade that r. had male 3
will and that it WAS one Of The 70 got aud
coul Int be broken; if | did Il was false.
(5) Nor to Geiney the day after RS death
that when his will was made his mind was
perfectly sound and that he had for a long
time intended to devote the bulk of his
property for library; if did make such
stat, ment 1t was false. (6) Nor on tn, night
before the burial of RS remains Il John
Reed that if they could break RS will there
was no use Of any one making will If |
did make such a statement il was false. C7)
Nor once shortly after RS death to Sol
Degen that r. was just as sane rs he kM- I,
self; If | did 80 state, 1t VS. false. ~
Nor before death Of R. to john Miller tlat
RS mind was. at the time of making his /.
will, as clear as bell; if did make such
statement it WAS false. (9 Nor to Havilla
IIupp that had been one OF the ph, sician, !,
that examined r. and that his mind was PERI
tectly clear; if 80, it was false. (l0) Nor to-
Fred Mattocks that Il. was, at the making
of his will, las sound as you or r. if so, it .
was false. QD Nor TO Natinger and L. A. 4
Williams that the disposition OF the prop
erty by R. was a cherished plan and that
r. was sound up 10 time Of his death; if so, |
it was false. ~ Nor 10 have met Il. c. /
Lewis on day of RS death and to have
then told him that RS mind, at the time of
| so stated, it was falsely. (l3) Nor to have
told John Murphy that r had made hisO
will and all HI couldn't break it; if sol
, stated it was falsely, l4) Nor similarly to
Megathn Q5) Nor at the house of Moab
Trumbo to have stated to him thaC at the
time he made his will his mind was perfectly
clear, he had good witnesses and the will1
couldn't be broken; if 30, the statement
was false. | was examined as witness in
Probate Court at time Mrs Jack R. put inf
her petition to have certain note andrI
mortgages delivered up At that time III
testified that upon Jan 5 or 18th, 1885, Rs.
mind was clear. Witness testified to sew
eral enumerated meetings with attorneys
for plaintitfs.) Down to time Of RS sale |
can't remember of single person to whom
| said that R. was insane. | bought some
personal property at the Reddick sale on
April rs, IS. Don't recollect to have
stated within three days thereafter TO NJ N.
Armstrong and G. W. Armstrong in pres.
ence of John Funk that if they did not let
me have the property had bid off, had it
in my power to make 1t comfortable or
otherwise for those who might wish to
break the will Never said presence Of
John Murphy that had been approached
by the parties against the will and that
wondered what sort of id man they
thought was; nor same to II. j. Gillen.
Redirect: l had conversation with
Lynch, which | now recall, aud probably
twas about the same as asked me in the
cross examination. recall the fact that !
did have conversation with Hupp, but
don't remember the substance of it. Proba
bly, Hupp had it all right. The proceeding
in the Probate Court took place on May 6
So 1 was askad, WAS r. at time Of con
versation on Jan. s, 49, sane or insanes"
answered, GAS sane as you are
Plaintiffs rest.